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Public-source posture estimateNot legal adviceMap regenerated2026-05-08 · 8 May 2026

Youth & Social Media

Mississippi

Specific rule in effect.Trending toward more guardrails.

Effective 2024-07-01 · 1 July 2024Next review by 2026-08-06 · 6 August 2026

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Sources

billstatus.ls.state.ms.usMississippi HB 1126 — Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act (As Sent to Governor)

Why this status

Mississippi's Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act (HB 1126) took effect July 1, 2024. The act applies to digital services that allow social interaction, profile creation, and user-generated content, and establishes age verification, parental consent, data-use limits, and content-protection duties for covered services. Enforcement runs through the Mississippi Attorney General.

What this means

Covered services must verify users' ages before allowing account creation and obtain a parent's or guardian's express consent before allowing a minor to hold an account.
Once a minor's account exists, the service has to limit data collection to what's needed to provide the service, can't collect a minor's precise location, and can't show targeted ads involving harmful content.
Enforcement runs through the Attorney General. Parents or guardians may seek a court declaration or injunction on behalf of an affected minor — but no class actions are permitted under the act.

What to verify next

Read HB 1126 on the Mississippi Legislature's bill-status page for the exact platform-coverage definitions and consent procedures.
Check the Mississippi Attorney General's site for any enforcement actions, guidance, or rules issued under the act — and watch for court filings that could pause enforcement.

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